Letter Boxed solver & word finder

Enter the four sides of a Letter Boxed board to find legal words and two-word chains that cover all 12 letters.

Enter a Letter Boxed board

Put the three letters from each side into its own box. This solver uses Xfire's broad word list to surface valid board words and two-word chains that cover all 12 letters.

Recommended format: one side per box. The solver normalizes case and ignores spaces, but each side still needs exactly three letters.

Reset

Loaded sides from the stored Letter Boxed board for Jan 15, 2020. You can also open the matching hints page for that date.

Valid words found

1,232

Two-word chains

105

Longest candidate

HELMSMANSHIPS

E I M
LAS
U N P
FGH

Letter Boxed

12 letters

One board, four sides

Two-word chain ideas

These chains cover all 12 board letters and keep the required last-letter to first-letter handoff intact.

Showing the first 60 chain ideas so the page stays fast.

13 letters totalConnector L

ANGEL → LUMPFISH

13 letters totalConnector H

ANGELFISH → HUMP

13 letters totalConnector S

FUGLES → SHIPMAN

13 letters totalConnector S

GUMPS → SHINLEAF

13 letters totalConnector S

LUMPS → SHEAFING

13 letters totalConnector S

PLUMS → SHEAFING

13 letters totalConnector F

SHEAF → FLUMPING

14 letters totalConnector H

ANGELFISH → HUMPH

14 letters totalConnector H

ANGELFISH → HUMPS

14 letters totalConnector S

ENGULFS → SHIPMAN

14 letters totalConnector S

FANES → SHLUMPING

14 letters totalConnector S

FINAGLES → SHLUMP

14 letters totalConnector S

FLUMPS → SHEAFING

14 letters totalConnector S

GUMPS → SHINLEAFS

14 letters totalConnector L

HELPFUL → LINGAMS

14 letters totalConnector S

LEAFS → SHLUMPING

14 letters totalConnector S

LUMPFISHES → SNAG

14 letters totalConnector L

MANGEL → LUMPFISH

14 letters totalConnector S

PLUMPS → SHEAFING

14 letters totalConnector G

SHLUMPING → GANEF

15 letters totalConnector L

ANGEL → LUMPFISHES

15 letters totalConnector H

ANGELFISH → HUMPHS

15 letters totalConnector S

ANGELFISHES → SUMP

15 letters totalConnector S

FINAGLES → SHLUMPS

15 letters totalConnector S

FLEAMS → SHLUMPING

15 letters totalConnector S

FULHAMS → SNEAPING

15 letters totalConnector S

FULHAMS → SPEANING

15 letters totalConnector S

GANEFS → SHLUMPING

15 letters totalConnector S

GULFS → SEAMANSHIP

15 letters totalConnector S

HAFNIUMS → SPANGLE

15 letters totalConnector S

LUMPENS → SHEAFING

15 letters totalConnector H

LUMPFISH → HEAPING

15 letters totalConnector S

LUMPFISHES → SNAGS

15 letters totalConnector S

LUMPFISHES → SPANG

15 letters totalConnector S

PANFISHES → SIGLUM

15 letters totalConnector S

PELHAMS → SNAFUING

15 letters totalConnector S

PEPLUMS → SHEAFING

15 letters totalConnector S

PHLEGMS → SNAFUING

15 letters totalConnector S

SHEAFS → SHLUMPING

15 letters totalConnector G

SHLUMPING → GANEFS

15 letters totalConnector S

SHLUMPS → SHEAFING

16 letters totalConnector L

AGNAIL → LUMPFISHES

16 letters totalConnector H

ANGELFISH → HUMPING

16 letters totalConnector S

ANGELFISHES → SUMPS

16 letters totalConnector S

FAMULUSES → SHAPING

16 letters totalConnector S

FLUMPS → SHENANIGAN

16 letters totalConnector S

FUGLES → SEAMANSHIP

16 letters totalConnector S

GULFS → SEAMANSHIPS

16 letters totalConnector S

HAFNIUMS → SPANGLES

16 letters totalConnector L

HANGUL → LUMPFISHES

16 letters totalConnector S

LUMPFISHES → SENEGA

16 letters totalConnector S

LUMPFISHES → SPANGS

16 letters totalConnector L

MANGEL → LUMPFISHES

16 letters totalConnector S

PLUMAGES → SHEAFING

16 letters totalConnector S

PLUMAGES → SHINLEAF

16 letters totalConnector S

PLUMPENS → SHEAFING

16 letters totalConnector S

PLUMULES → SHEAFING

16 letters totalConnector F

SHINLEAF → FLUMPING

17 letters totalConnector E

AMPHIPHILE → ENGULFS

17 letters totalConnector H

ANGELFISH → HUMPHING

Playable board words

These words obey the side-jump rule and use only the 12 letters on the board.

Showing the first 200 rows so pages stay fast and readable.

HELMSMANSHIPS132539No
HELMSMANSHIP122439No
ANGELFISHES111849No
LUMPFISHES102039No
SHLUMPING91729No
ANGELFISH91639No
AMPHIPHILES112348No
PENMANSHIPS112038No
SEAMANSHIPS111848No
ANILINGUSES111258No
PENMANSHIP101938No
PLUMPENING101738No
SEAMANSHIP101748No
PLENISHING101638No
MAGNESIUMS101548No
PANFISHES91738No
SHINLEAFS91538No
HELENIUMS91448No
LIFESPANS91438No
MAGNESIUM91448No
ANGUISHES91348No
HANSELING91338No
PANELINGS91238No
LUMPFISH81828No
FLUMPING81628No
HAFNIUMS81638No
FLESHING81528No
FLUSHING81528No
SHEAFING81538No
HELPINGS81428No
SHINLEAF81438No
LIFESPAN81338No
PLUMAGES81338No
FINAGLES81238No
MANIPLES81238No
GUMLINES81138No
SNIPEFISHES111947No
ENSIGNSHIPS111737No
SUSPENSEFUL111647No
SHENANIGANS111547No
MANGANESIAN111457No
AMPHIPHILE102247No
HISPANISMS101737No
ENSIGNSHIP101637No
ANGUISHING101547No
ENGLISHING101537No
NEPHELINES101547No
SHENANIGAN101447No
PANGENESIS101347No
SPLENIUSES101247No
PINFISHES91737No
SNIPEFISH91737No
HISPANISM91637No
HUMANISMS91637No
FISHLINES91537No
SNAILFISH91537No
ENGULFING91437No
FAMULUSES91447No
FENAGLING91437No
HELPLINES91437No
PAGANISMS91437No
PLENISHES91437No
ENGLISHES91337No
SPANGLING91327No
MAGNESIAN91247No
GLEANINGS91137No
MAINLINES91147No
SELENIUMS91147No
SPANSULES91137No
ANGELUSES91047No
ANILINGUS91047No
HUMPHING81927No
PLUMPISH81727No
HAHNIUMS81637No
HELMSMAN81527No
HUMANISM81537No
PLUMPING81527No
FISHLINE81437No
MAHUANGS81437No
PAGANISH81437No
PLUMPENS81427No
SMUSHING81427No
APHELIAN81347No
GENIPAPS81337No
HELENIUM81347No
HIPLINES81337No
HUIPILES81347No
INHUMANE81347No
PAGANISM81337No
FAILINGS81237No
FENAGLES81237No
FLENSING81227No
SHINGLES81227No
SNAFUING81237No
MAGNESIA81147No
MAILINGS81137No
PANELING81137No
PAUSINGS81137No
PENGUINS81137No
SNEAPING81137No
SPANGLES81127No
SPEANING81137No
LEAGUING81047No
LINESMAN81037No
SELENIUM81047No
SPANSULE81037No
SPLENIUS81037No
GUANINES8947No
LEANINGS8937No
LINEAGES8947No
FULHAMS71527No
HAFNIUM71537No
HUMPING71527No
PANFISH71527No
PHLEGMS71517No
UMPHING71527No
LUMPISH71427No
PELHAMS71427No
SHIPMAN71427No
HEAPING71337No
HELPING71327No
MUSHING71327No
PAGEFUL71337No
PFENIGS71327No
SHAPING71327No
HELIUMS71237No
LUMPING71227No
MAGILPS71227No
PAINFUL71237No
PLENISH71227No
PLUMAGE71237No
ANGUISH71137No
ENGLISH71127No
ENGULFS71127No
FINAGLE71137No
FUELING71137No
GAINFUL71137No
HAULING71137No
INGULFS71127No
LEAFING71137No
LUMPENS71127No
LUSHING71127No
MANIPLE71137No
SELFING71127No
SHINGLE71127No
AMUSING71037No
GUMLINE71037No
LEAPING71037No
LINGAMS71027No
MANGLES71027No
MAULING71037No
PAUSING71037No
PLUGINS71027No
SPANGLE71027No
ANGELUS7837No
LINAGES7837No
LINGUAE7847No
NILGAUS7837No
PIPEFISHES102046No
FILEFISHES101946No
SHAMANISMS101736No
PIPELINING101546No
EPIGENESES101356No
EPIGENESIS101356No
MAINLINING101346No
MANGANESES101346No
PANGENESES101346No
ANAGENESIS101156No
SHIPSHAPE91936No
FINFISHES91836No
PHISHINGS91826No
FINISHING91636No
SHAMANISM91636No
FINAGLING91436No
INGULFING91436No
NEPHELINE91446No
NIHILISMS91436No
SHINGLING91426No
PIPELINES91346No
SINAPISMS91336No
LIFELINES91246No
MANGANESE91246No
MANGANINS91236No
ANAMNESIS91146No
IGUANIANS91056No
PIPEFISH81836No
FILEFISH81736No
PHISHING81726No
FISHINGS81526No
PANHUMAN81536No
PAPHIANS81536No
SHUSHING81526No
FINISHES81436No
PAMPEANS81436No
HANGINGS81326No
HELPLINE81336No
NIHILISM81336No
PIPEAGES81346No
SHAMUSES81336No
GUILEFUL81246No

Word list size: 184,413 broad English words. Board contract: four sides, three letters each. NYT's accepted word list can differ slightly, so treat this as a brainstorming surface.

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